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Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.0
EPSS Score
0.011
Published
2021-04-13
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.022
Published
2021-04-13
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.022
Published
2021-04-13
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.047
Published
2020-12-10
Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.038
Published
2020-12-10
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when a user is tricked into opening a malicious 'package.json' file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a target to clone a repository and open it in Visual Studio Code. Attacker-specified code would execute when the target opens the malicious 'package.json' file.</p>
<p>The update address the vulnerability by modifying the way Visual Studio Code handles JSON files.</p>
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.085
Published
2020-09-11
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it process environment variables after opening a project. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a target to clone a repository and open it in Visual Studio Code. Attacker-specified code would execute when the target opened the integrated terminal.
The update address the vulnerability by modifying the way Visual Studio Code handles environment variables.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.044
Published
2020-08-17
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when they load software dependencies, aka 'Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.088
Published
2020-07-14
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1171.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.337
Published
2020-05-21
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads configuration files after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1192.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.303
Published
2020-05-21